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Henry Parkes Way

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Henry Parkes Way

Henry Parkes Way is located in New South Wales
West end
West end
East end
East end
Coordinates
General information
TypeRural road
Length171 km (106 mi)[1]
GazettedAugust 1928 (as Main Road 224)[2]
April 1938 (as Trunk Road 61)[3]
Former
route number
State Route 90 (1974–2013)
Major junctions
West endBathurst Street
Condobolin, New South Wales
 
East end Escort Way
Boree, New South Wales
Location(s)
Major settlementsBogan Gate, Parkes, Manildra

Henry Parkes Way is a 171-kilometre (106 mi)[1] country road in New South Wales, Australia, running from Condobolin via Parkes to Escort Way in Boree. It is named after Henry Parkes, a long-serving premier of the Colony of New South Wales, and promoter for the federation of the six colonies of Australia.

Route

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Henry Parkes Way commences at the intersection of William and Bathurst Streets at Condobolin and heads in an easterly direction through Bogan Gate to Parkes, and from there via Manildra, before it ends at an intersection with Escort Way at Boree. It is a single-carriageway, two-lane sealed road for its entire length.

History

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The passing of the Main Roads Act of 1924[4] through the Parliament of New South Wales provided for the declaration of Main Roads, roads partially funded by the State government through the Main Roads Board (later Transport for NSW). Main Road No. 224 was declared along this road on 8 August 1928, from Condobolin via Parkes and Manildra to the intersection with Orange-Eugowra Road (today Escort Way) at Boree.[2] With the passing of the Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929[5] to provide for additional declarations of State Highways and Trunk Roads, this was amended to Main Road 224 on 8 April 1929.

Trunk Road 61 was re-aligned to run between Orange and Condobolin via Parkes on 6 April 1938 (subsuming Main Road 224); its former alignment between Condobolin via Eugowra and Cudal to Boree was replaced by Main Road 377 (later named part of Lachlan Valley Way and Escort Way).[3]

The passing of the Roads Act of 1993[6] updated road classifications and the way they could be declared within New South Wales. Under this act, Henry Parkes Way today retains its declaration as part of Main Road 61, from Condobolin to Boree.[7]

Henry Parkes Way was signed State Route 90 in 1974. With the conversion to the newer alphanumeric system in 2013, State Route 90 was removed and not replaced.[8]

Major intersections

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LGALocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
LachlanCondobolin0.00.0Bathurst Street – Nyngan, NymageeWestern terminus of Henry Parkes Way, which runs east as Bathurst Street
Willian Street – Lake Cargelligo, West Wyalong
6.94.3Fifield Road – Fifield, Tullamore
ParkesBogan Gate64.640.1The Bogan Way – Tullamore, Nyngan, Narromine
Parkes101.463.0 Bogan Street (Newell Highway (A39 north) – Dubbo, MoreeConcurrency with route A39
101.863.3 Bogan Street (Newell Highway (A39 south) – Forbes, West Wyalong
103.664.4Renshaw McGirr Way – Yeoval, Wellington
107.566.8 Muzycuk Drive – Parkes Airport
CabonneManildra155.596.6Packham Drive – Molong
Boree170.8106.1 Escort Way (B81) – Orange, Cudal, MolongEastern terminus of Henry Parkes Way
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Henry Parkes Way" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Main Roads Act, 1924-1927". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 110. 17 August 1928. pp. 3814–20. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ a b "Main Roads Act, 1924-1937". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 58. National Library of Australia. 14 April 1938. p. 1526. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  4. ^ State of New South Wales, An Act to provide for the better construction, maintenance, and financing of main roads; to provide for developmental roads; to constitute a Main Roads Board Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 10 November 1924
  5. ^ State of New South Wales, An Act to amend the Main Roads Act, 1924-1927; to confer certain further powers upon the Main Roads Board; to amend the Local Government Act, 1919, and certain other Acts; to validate certain payments and other matters; and for purposes connected therewith. Archived 12 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 8 April 1929
  6. ^ State of New South Wales, An Act to make provision with respect to the roads of New South Wales; to repeal the State Roads Act 1986, the Crown and Other Roads Act 1990 and certain other enactments; and for other purposes. Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine 10 November 1924
  7. ^ Transport for NSW (August 2022). "Schedule of Classified Roads and Unclassified Regional Roads" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Road number and name changes in NSW" (PDF). Roads & Maritime Services. Government of New South Wales. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.